Cripes, those SyFy movies are dangerous

[wraithfodder]

It seems most Stargate actors are off doing wretched SyFy movies in out-of-the-way (aka cheap) locations, and now one of them was badly injured in the process.

Corin Nemec was in a boat crash in Belize, and broke his femur in three places (!)and lost a lot of blood. Luckily, he survived. Others, including the lead actor, were injured. No mention of names. Full details at http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=24537.

Gads, think it's time to bring all these flicks back to filming in the States/Canada where there are stricter laws and regulations...

Hope Corin recovers; a break that bad could leave a permanent injury.

Comments

[carmen silva ciocolata (from livejournal.com)]

:) I hope you're not against Romania, my native country. It's a great place, but still you're right, when I broke my ankle in the US while working on cruise ships, there was no way in hell they could get me out of there without getting fixed. You still have great laws protecting the people. To tell you frankly, now is my favourite place to be, though crisis came everywhere

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh no,not against Romania. :) It has lovely forests (Michael Shanks made a movie there, as I recall). It's just that production companies need to ensure safety for their cast/crew. European countries seem pretty safe, but Africa and South America and islands? Not so much. However, I do recall a US tourist breaking a limb in England, I think, and got treated without paying a dime. DOn't be a foreign tourist in the US, though. Our medicine costs, alas!

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

However, I do recall a US tourist breaking a limb in England, I think, and got treated without paying a dime.

You're not thinking of the Beatles fans who walked on his hands across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road studios are you? His story was in the Michael Moore movie Sicko...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Never heard about that. No, I read about this other tourist several years back in some article on health care.

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

It's probably pretty much the same deal. Emergency medicine is free to all - citizens, permanent residents and tourists alike. USians always seem to be stunned by only having to pay for their pain meds...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Luckily never got injured while in UK, but yeah, would definitey have been shocked if I'd had free medical care.